- Date
- May 28, 1991, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Evansville, IN
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5675LGulfstream American AA1A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910528017589A
- Case key
- 15080
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Probable cause
The failure by maintenance personnel to identify the proper replacement cylinder.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The single engine airplane departed on its first flight after maintenance involving replacement of a cylinder. Passing 200 feet on climbout, the pilot in command observed engine RPM and power decreasing. Unable to return to the field, the pilot executed an off airport forced landing. Engine examination after the accident revealed a used cylinder with a standard size bore had been installed as a replacement. The remaining cylinders and all pistons were 0.010 inch oversize.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5675L
- Reported as
- Gulfstream American AA1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 0075
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C2C, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Fireside Gallery, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Fireside Gallery, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 28, 1991
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 5,765 total · 17 in this make and model · 5,578 as pilot in command · 79 in the last 90 days · 42 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EVV, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.